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. (UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

G ORGE W. MoGILL, on NEW YORK, N. Y.)

RING-STAPLE FOR SUSPENDING PAPERS, 84c.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,876, dated Februaryv 21, 1882.

Application filed December 15, 1881. (Nomodel) Patented in England February 525, 179, in Germany March 15, 1879, in France September 12, 1879, in Belgium January 26. 1880, and in AustriaHungary May 5, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MoGILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ring-Staples for suspending Papers, Cards, &c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in ringst-aples for fastening together and suspending several sheets of paper or other similar fabrics, and for suspending single-sheet cards.

' The invention consists in making the staple and its suspending-ring of a single piece of small flexible wire, and bending and twisting the same, as shown in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective "view of a staple made in pursuance of my invention. Fig. 2

represents a file of papers with my suspendingstaple attached, and Fig. 3 shows the reverse side of the same.

To form my ring-staple a piece of suitable wire of properlength is bent so as to form a ring, a, in its central portion. The two ends are then twisted together so as to form the neck I). They are then bent apart at right angles to said neck to form the head 0, and then bent again at right angles to form the legs of the staple, d d. 'This staple is peculiarly adapted for use in my machine for inserting and clinching staples,patented to me February 18, 1879, No. 212,316, in the drawin gs of which patent (Fig. 18) it is clearly represented, though i staples from fallingout beforethelever is turned down upon the article to be stapled. After the legs of the staple have been driven throughthe papers, card, or other fabric they are bent inward toward each other and clinched down. By means of my said machine the legs are driven through and clinched down bya single blow upon the head of the plunger.

When nsed'to bind a number of sheets of paper or other fabrics together my staple serves both as a fastener and a suspendingdevice.

What I claim as my invention is- The improved ring-staple for holding and suspending papers, '&e., consisting of the suspendingring, the penetrating-legs, and the intermediate twisted shank, all from a single piece of wire, as set forth and shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. GEORGE W. MOGILL.

Witnesses:

VINTON OooMBs, JOHN W. MoGILL, 

